朿, originally a tree with thorns, is a cognate of 刺. It serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 朿 a tree with thorns”
Category: Decode Characters
Component 才 a plant in initial growth stage
才, a pictographic character of a plant in initial growth stage, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 才 serves as semantic component in the compound ideographic character 闭. Continue reading “Component 才 a plant in initial growth stage”
Component 果 fruit
果, a pictographic character of fruit, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 果 fruit”
Component 林 forest
林, a compound ideograph of the forest, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the sematic component 林 have to do with the tree. Continue reading “Component 林 forest”
Component 舟 boat
舟, a pictographic character of boat, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 舟 express things related to boat or ship. 舟 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 舟 boat”